Staff Directory


Phar Kim Beng

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science and International Studies - Doctor of Philosophy, Meiji University
  • Masters in International Peace Studies - Masters Degree, University of Notre Dame, IN
  • MPhil in International Relations - Masters Degree, University of Cambridge
  • Bachelor of Human Sciences (Political Science) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Phar Kim Beng (Prof. Dr.)

Professor
IIUM KL Campus

INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND ASEAN STUDIES

Additional Assignments:

Director, Office of the Rector


mustapharkim@iium.edu.my
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Publications


Articles

2025 Arctic route could undercut ASEAN’s trade role. https://asiatimes.com/2025/09/arctic-route-could-undercut-aseans-trade-role/, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2025 ASEAN Chairmanship and Related Summits do not end when they end - they carry forward through continuity and consensus. ASEAN Chairmanship and Related Summits do not end when they end - they carry forward through continuity and consensus, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 ASEAN’s rare earths promise needs unity and resolve. ASEAN’s rare earths promise needs unity and resolve, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2025 Breaking up is hard to do: Germany, NATO, and ASEAN’s diplomatic lessons. Breaking up is hard to do: Germany, NATO, and ASEAN’s diplomatic lessons, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 China and ASEAN must overcome their challenges in building more railways. China and ASEAN must overcome their challenges in building more railways, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 Code of Conduct of the South China Sea cannot be completed by 2026. Code of Conduct of the South China Sea cannot be completed by 2026, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 Forging the Crescent Bridge: Pakistan and Malaysia's expanding strategic partnership. Forging the Crescent Bridge: Pakistan and Malaysia's expanding strategic partnership, NA (NA) pp. 1-3
2025 If you think Southeast Asia is bad, think of Northeast Asia for a change. If you think Southeast Asia is bad, think of Northeast Asia for a change, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 Kebijaksanaan diplomasi Anwar dan ASEAN. Sinar Harian, () pp.
2025 Kebijaksanaan diplomasi Anwar, ASEAN angkat negara dan serantau. Berita Harian, Rencana (11hb Ogos 2025) pp. 12
2025 Malaysia holds the power to stabilise China–ASEAN relations. Malaysia holds the power to stabilise China–ASEAN relations, 1 (1) pp. 1-1
2025 Malaysia wields soft power shield amid fighter jet gaps. Malaysia wields soft power shield amid fighter jet gaps, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2025 Space is America’s next frontier, not EU’s next bureaucracy. Space is America’s next frontier, not EU’s next bureaucracy, NA (NA) pp. 1-5
2025 Thai-Cambodian relapse is one of many border disputes: ASEAN’s ongoing role in regional stability remains central. Thai-Cambodian relapse is one of many border disputes: ASEAN’s ongoing role in regional stability remains central, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 The circumscribed power of ASEAN and its effective deployment of self-restraint. Circumscribed Power; ASEAN; Chairmanship 2025; Self-restraint, NA (NA) pp. 1-1
2025 The grotesque Gaza war which Asean has to take serious note. Malay Mail, () pp.
2025 The new contagion of nuclear escalation. The new contagion of nuclear escalation, NA (NA) pp. 1-5
2025 Trump provides new fuel for Myanmar’s Rohingya genocide. Trump provides new fuel for Myanmar’s Rohingya genocide, NA (NA) pp. 1-4
2025 Understanding the depth and reach of Pakistan as a sectoral partner of Asean. Malay Mail, () pp.
2025 War or Peace: ASEAN must transcend differences to nurture civilizational seeds in East Asia. War or Peace: ASEAN must transcend differences to nurture civilizational seeds in East Asia, NA (NA) pp. 1-1